Rank
(total)
CountryTelephone Lines
(main lines)
per Capita
(main lines)
Date
1China368,000,0000.2802006
2United States of America172,000,0000.5762006
3Japan55,155,0000.4332006
4Germany54,200,0000.6582006
5India49,750,0000.0462005
6Russia40,100,0000.2802005
7Brazil38,800,0000.2062006
8France34,630,0000.5692006
9Great Britain & Northern Ireland33,602,0000.5542006
10Korea (South)26,866,0000.5502006
11Italy25,049,0000.4312005
12Iran21,981,0000.3202006
13Canada21,000,0000.6342006
14Mexico19,861,0000.1852006
15Turkey18,978,0000.2722005
16Spain18,385,0000.4552006
17Indonesia14,821,0000.0602006
18Taiwan (Rep. of China)14,497,0000.6292006
19Ukraine12,341,0000.2642006
20Poland11,475,0000.2982006
21Egypt10,808,0000.1372006
22Vietnam10,800,0000.1272007
23Australia9,940,0000.4912006
24Argentina9,460,0000.2372006
25Colombia7,865,0000.1802006
26Netherlands7,600,0000.4632005
27Thailand7,073,0000.1092006
28Sweden6,379,0000.7092005
29Greece6,185,0000.5792006
30Pakistan5,240,0000.0322006
31Switzerland5,040,0000.6702006
32South Africa4,729,0000.1072005
33Belgium4,719,0000.4552006
34Saudi Arabia4,500,0000.1672006
35Malaysia4,342,0000.1782006
36Portugal4,231,0000.3992006
36Romania4,231,0000.1902006
38Venezuela4,217,0000.1642006
39Hong Kong3,870,0000.5542007
40Philippines3,633,0000.0412006
41Austria3,564,0000.4352006
42Belarus3,368,0000.3272006
43Hungary3,350,0000.3362006
44Chile3,326,0000.2062006
45Syria3,243,0000.1722006
46Denmark3,098,0000.5682006
47Israel3,005,0000.4732006
48Kazakhstan2,928,0000.1922006
49Czech Republic2,888,0000.2822006
50Algeria2,841,0000.0862006
51Sri Lanka2,742,0000.1312007
52Serbia2,719,0000.2892006
53Bulgaria2,399,0000.3252006
54Peru2,332,0000.0822006
55Ireland2,097,0000.5162006
56Norway2,055,0000.4462006
57Finland1,920,0000.3672006
58Singapore1,854,0000.4132006
59Croatia1,832,0000.4082006
60Uzbekistan1,793,0000.0672005
61Ecuador1,754,0000.1292006
62New Zealand1,729,0000.4282005
63Nigeria1,688,0000.0132006
64Iraq1,547,0000.0592005
65Guatemala1,355,0000.1102006
66Costa Rica1,351,0000.3322006
67United Arab Emirates1,310,0000.5032006
68Tunisia1,268,0000.1252006
69Morocco1,266,0000.0382006
70Azerbaijan1,189,0000.1492006
71Slovakia1,167,0000.2152006
72Bangladesh1,134,0000.0082006
73Puerto Rico1,038,0000.2652005
74El Salvador1,037,0000.1522006
75Moldova1,018,0000.2282006
76Bosnia & Herzegovina989,0000.2202006
77Uruguay987,0000.2882006
78Korea (North)980,0000.0442003
79Cuba972,9000.0852006
80Yemen968,4000.0452006
81Dominican Republic897,0000.0982006
82Slovenia837,5000.4172006
83Lithuania792,4000.2212006
84Ethiopia725,0000.0102006
85Honduras708,4000.0972006
86Lebanon681,4000.1762006
87Latvia657,4000.2892006
88Bolivia646,3000.0732005
89Sudan636,9000.0152006
90Jordan614,0000.1042006
91Nepal595,8000.0212006
92Armenia594,4000.1992005
93Georgia544,0000.1172007
94Estonia541,9000.4092006
95Kuwait510,3000.2182005
96Myanmar503,9000.0112005
97Turkmenistan495,0000.0982006
98Macedonia490,9000.2392006
99Libya483,0000.0822006
100Kyrgyzstan458,9000.0882006
101Panama432,9000.1362006
102Cyprus408,300... 
103Mauritius357,3000.2882006
104Ghana356,4000.0162006
105Albania353,6000.0992005
106Montenegro353,3000.5602006
107Palestinian Territories349,0000.0932005
108Zimbabwe331,7000.0272006
109Paraguay331,1000.0512006
110Trinidad & Tobago325,5000.3052006
111Jamaica319,0000.1172005
112Kenya293,4000.0082006
113Senegal282,6000.0242006
114Tajikistan280,2000.0392005
115Afghanistan280,0000.0092005
116Oman278,3000.0902006
117Cote d'Ivoire260,9000.0152006
118Nicaragua247,9000.0452006
119Luxembourg246,7000.5202006
120Qatar228,3000.2582006
121Malta202,3000.5052006
122Iceland193,7000.6472006
123Bahrain193,3000.2772006
124Macau178,0130.3902007
125Tanzania169,1350.0042007
126Mongolia158,9000.0562006
127Haiti145,3000.0182005
128Namibia138,9000.0682005
129Botswana136,9000.0832006
130Barbados134,9000.4842005
131Bahamas133,1000.4412005
132Madagascar129,8000.0072006
133Fiji Islands112,5000.1262005
134Guyana110,1000.1442005
135Uganda108,1000.0042006
136Kosovo106,300...2006
137Malawi102,7000.0082005
138Cameroon100,3000.0062005
139Somalia100,0000.0122005
140Angola98,2000.0082006
141Burkina Faso94,8000.0072006
142Zambia93,4000.0082006
143Laos90,0670.0142006
144Mali82,5000.0072006
145Togo82,1000.0152006
146Suriname81,5000.1862006
147Netherlands Antilles81,0000.3822001
148Brunei80,2000.2112006
149Guam80,0000.5082001
150Benin77,3000.0102006
151Jersey73,9000.8272001
152Virgin Islands of the US71,7000.6602005
153Cape Verde71,6000.1702006
154Mozambique67,0000.0032006
155Papua New Guinea63,7000.0112005
156Bermuda57,7000.8772006
157New Caledonia55,3000.2552005
158French Polynesia53,6000.1952006
159Gambia52,9000.0322006
160Saint Lucia51,1000.3192002
161Man, Isle of51,0000.6981999
162Lesotho48,0000.0242005
163Guernsey45,1000.6912005
164Swaziland44,0000.0392006
165Antigua & Barbuda40,0000.5792006
166Aruba38,3000.5352005
167Cayman Islands38,0001.0482002
168Eritrea37,7000.0082006
169Gabon36,5000.0262006
170Andorra35,4000.5022005
171Mauritania34,9000.0112006
172Monaco34,0001.0492005
173Belize33,9000.1182006
174Cambodia32,8000.0022006
175Maldives32,5000.0912006
176Bhutan31,5000.0142006
177Burundi31,1000.0042005
178Grenada27,7000.3092006
179Guinea26,3000.0032005
180Greenland25,3000.4492002
181Saint Kitts & Nevis25,0000.6422004
182Gibraltar24,5120.8842002
183Niger24,0000.0022005
183Sierra Leone24,0000.0042002
185Faroe Islands23,0000.4872006
186Saint Vincent & the Grenadines22,6000.1922006
187Rwanda22,0000.0032005
188Dominica21,0000.3042004
188Northern Mariana Is.21,0000.2922000
188San Marino21,0000.7182006
191Seychelles20,7000.2542006
192Liechtenstein20,0000.5932005
193Samoa19,5000.1102005
194Comoros16,9000.0252005
195Congo (Republic)15,9000.0042005
196Tonga13,7000.1222005
197Chad13,0000.0012006
198Micronesia, Federated States of12,4000.1152005
199Central African Republic12,0000.0032006
200British Virgin Islands11,7000.5502002
201Djibouti10,8000.0232005
202American Samoa10,4000.1802004
203Guinea-Bissau10,2000.0072005
204Equatorial Guinea10,0000.0192005
204Mayotte10,0000.0592002
206Congo (Dem. Rep.)9,7000.0002006
207Solomon Islands7,4000.0142005
208Sao Tome and Principe7,1000.0382005
209Vanuatu7,0000.0342005
210Liberia6,9000.0022002
211Palau6,7000.3452002
212Anguilla6,2000.4982002
212Cook Islands6,2000.2982002
214Turks & Caicos Islands5,7000.3042002
215Vatican City5,1205.4942005
216Saint Pierre & Miquelon4,8000.6902002
217Kiribati4,5000.0472002
217Marshall Islands4,5000.0762004
219Norfolk Island2,5321.3852004
220East Timor2,5000.0022006
221Falkland Islands2,4000.8092002
222Saint Helena2,2000.3012002
223Nauru1,9000.1542002
223Wallis and Futuna1,9000.1222002
225Niue1,1000.5152002 est.
226Tuvalu9000.0772005
227Tokelau3000.2102002
228Cocos Islands287...1992
229Pitcairn10.0222004
230Antarctica0...2001
 World1,263,367,6000.1962005

For non-listed countries is no information available.

The total number of main telephone lines in use is reported.

Source: CIA World Factbook (2008-07-24)

(c) Thomas Brinkhoff, 2008-07-29